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Lincoln sky calendar · May 2027

Full moon: Thu, May 20. New moon: Thu, May 6. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:58 AM, sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:51 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Sat, May 16:25 AM8:22 PM3:51 AM3:34 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Sun, May 26:24 AM8:23 PM4:13 AM4:38 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Mon, May 36:22 AM8:24 PM4:35 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Tue, May 46:21 AM8:26 PM4:58 AM6:53 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Wed, May 56:20 AM8:27 PM5:26 AM8:05 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Thu, May 66:19 AM8:28 PM5:59 AM9:20 PMNew moon · 0%
Fri, May 76:17 AM8:29 PM6:40 AM10:34 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sat, May 86:16 AM8:30 PM7:32 AM11:41 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Sun, May 96:15 AM8:31 PM8:36 AM—Waxing crescent · 14%
Mon, May 106:14 AM8:32 PM9:48 AM12:38 AMWaxing crescent · 23%
Tue, May 116:13 AM8:33 PM11:04 AM1:24 AMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, May 126:12 AM8:34 PM12:20 PM2:01 AMFirst quarter · 45%
Thu, May 136:11 AM8:35 PM1:34 PM2:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 56%
Fri, May 146:10 AM8:36 PM2:45 PM2:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Sat, May 156:09 AM8:37 PM3:54 PM3:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 77%
Sun, May 166:08 AM8:38 PM5:03 PM3:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 85%
Mon, May 176:07 AM8:39 PM6:12 PM4:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Tue, May 186:06 AM8:39 PM7:20 PM4:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Wed, May 196:05 AM8:40 PM8:28 PM5:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Thu, May 206:05 AM8:41 PM9:32 PM5:43 AMFull moon · 100%
Fri, May 216:04 AM8:42 PM10:30 PM6:27 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sat, May 226:03 AM8:43 PM11:20 PM7:17 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Sun, May 236:02 AM8:44 PM—8:14 AMWaning gibbous · 90%
Mon, May 246:02 AM8:45 PM12:02 AM9:14 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Tue, May 256:01 AM8:46 PM12:37 AM10:16 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Wed, May 266:00 AM8:47 PM1:06 AM11:18 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Thu, May 276:00 AM8:47 PM1:31 AM12:19 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Fri, May 285:59 AM8:48 PM1:54 AM1:20 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, May 295:59 AM8:49 PM2:15 AM2:22 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, May 305:58 AM8:50 PM2:36 AM3:26 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Mon, May 315:58 AM8:51 PM2:58 AM4:32 PMWaning crescent · 21%

Sky events this month

  • Wed, May 5Eta Aquariids meteor shower peakUp to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Thu, May 20 5:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 5:01 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).